Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
East Sussex County Council
County Hall, St Annes Crescent
Lewes
BN7 1UE
UK
E-mail: Procurement@eastsussex.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ2
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.sharedservices.org.uk/esourcing
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
ESCC SR School Meal Services
Reference number: ESCC - 023780
II.1.2) Main CPV code
55524000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
East Sussex County Council is seeking a suitably experienced service provider to provide a high quality and value for money school meals service to the children of East Sussex. Though the legal requirement is for provision of the free school meal element to primary and secondary maintained schools, access to this service will also be offered to special schools, academies, academy trusts, free schools and any other existing or new educational establishments including those with sites outside of the County boundary.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
70 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
15894210
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ22
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
East Sussex County Council is seeking a suitably experienced service provider to provide a high quality and value for money school meals service to the children of East Sussex. Though the legal requirement is for provision of the free school meal element to primary and secondary maintained schools, access to this service will also be offered to special schools, academies, academy trusts, free schools and any other existing or new educational establishments including those with sites outside of the County boundary.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: ESCC SR School Meal Services
Title: ESCC SR School Meal Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/05/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Compass Group UK and Ireland Ltd
Parklands Court 24 Parklands, Birmingham Great Park, Birmingham West Midlands
Rubery
B45 9PZ
UK
NUTS: UKG31
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 63 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
East Sussex County Council
Lewes
BN7 1UE
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
East Sussex County Council
Lewes
BN7 1UE
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
East Sussex County Council
County Hall, St Annes Crescent
Lewes
BN7 1UE
UK
E-mail: Procurement@eastsussex.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/06/2019